Cai Yanqing, as the prefect of Hezhong Prefecture, actually has quite a lot of power. He is also in charge of the military and administrative affairs of Hezhong Prefecture. However, there are also officials such as inspectors, censors, and generals to check and balance him. No.
He alone has the final say.
But his words must be very important.
The reason why Wei Yingfang and others still avoid making the conflict with the imperial court public is because Cai Yanqing did not clearly express his position.
Of course, Cai Yanqing also knew very well that in order to manage this state capital well, he still had to use both kindness and power. If he was alienated from everyone below, it would be difficult for him to achieve anything.
After all, he couldn't replace everyone.
According to the system of the Song Dynasty, even the chief registrar was assigned by the central government, which greatly weakened the power of local governors.
There is still a certain tacit understanding between both parties, so try not to overdo it.
But this situation is gradually getting out of control, because everyone is becoming more and more fearful of the public security organs, and there are many officials outside Hezhong Prefecture who are fanning the flames inside, including some Beijing officials and officials from Jingzhao Prefecture.
Cai Yanqing is actually a little worried. On the one hand, he hopes to use the Public Security Bureau to help him rectify the administration of officials. He is unable to rectify the administration of officials. Even top talents such as Fan Xiang and Xue Xiang did not dare to touch this line.
Because if you touch this line, you will not be able to handle government affairs well. After all, you have to rely on them. However, the public security organs, prosecutors, and the judiciary are very special. They don’t care about government affairs, they only care about the judiciary.
But on the other hand, he didn't dare to put all his eggs in this basket. Whether the public prosecution and prosecution could succeed in the end is not certain. This requires wisdom, not brute force.
"Prefect Cai, did you hear that Prosecutor Su came to see you before?"
Wei Yingfang asked tentatively.
Cai Yanqing nodded and said, "This is why I came to see you today."
Wei Yingfang immediately asked: "What did he say?"
There was no movement from the Procuratorate, and they were also a little uneasy, fearing that the Public Procuratorate and the Procuratorate were brewing some conspiracy.
"I came here because of Chen Guang."
Cai Yanqing said: "Prosecutor Su said that he did not want to make this matter a big deal, so he hoped that his procuratorate would mediate and let the government pay the pension to Chen Guang. At the same time, he would also give Chen Guang a bonus on the grounds of his meritorious service, so that he could
To repay the debt, they will not pursue the matter of cloth."
It turned out that they were here to beg for mercy. Wei Yingfang breathed a sigh of relief. This was just as they expected. He glanced at Cai Yanqing and said, "I wonder what Magistrate Cai thinks?"
Cai Yanqing said: "I think it's better to do less than to do more. After all, Prosecutor Su is a Jinshi. He still understands priorities, but if it goes to the imperial court, that may not be the case."
He believes that at this moment, the imperial court's strength is irreversible. No matter how low-key Zhang Fei is, people will be afraid. He hopes to shape the procuratorate into a centrist to ease the conflicts between the imperial court and the government.
Because he knew that Su Che and Zheng Xie had a good relationship, and they had the temperament of traditional officials, which was different from Zhang Fei, who belonged to another type of official.
Wei Yingfang asked: "Prefect Cai thinks that the Procuratorate and the Imperial Court are not of the same mind?"
Cai Yanqing said: "According to the system, there is no distinction between the public prosecutor and the judiciary. And I also asked about Su Zhe. He and President Zhang are not of the same mind. When he was in Bianjing, he had many disputes with President Zhang in court.
, According to what Xueshi Zheng said, the main reason why the imperial court sent Su Che here was to check and balance President Zhang."
After saying this, he paused for a moment and then said: "Let's talk about the matter. If this matter gets big, it will not look good on anyone's face. Moreover, it is just a small matter, so there is no need."
Wei Yingfang pondered for a moment, then nodded and said: "Governor Cai, I really have nothing to do with this matter. Since Magistrate Cai wants to keep things peaceful, I will tell them about it."
Cai Yanqing smiled and nodded.
Logically speaking, this little matter has already been addressed by the governor of the government, so how could it not be solved?
But precisely because it is a small matter, it becomes very complicated.
The officials below learned that the procuratorate took the initiative to show kindness, which was exactly what they expected. In other words, the procuratorate also realized that if it went to court, the matter would become very difficult to handle.
After all, it is to let the court spit out money, not to make money for the court.
If the money is very large, then the nature will change.
In fact, they don't care about giving Chen Guang more pensions and rewards, but they hope to use this to fight against the public prosecutor.
You made a judgment, but you can't carry it out.
This is the best weapon to attack the public security organs.
The lower-level officials in various government agencies all opposed it. The reason was that the procuratorate interfered in government affairs and agreed not to supervise each other, but you came to teach me how to do things.
We have not broken the law. We give cloth and silk every month. The pension needs various approvals and depends on the financial situation. If you can't ask for it, I will give it to you.
But after all, Cai Yanqing said this. He is the governor of a government. If he can't make the decision in this matter, then it's okay.
However, this matter involves financial issues.
The government only collects taxes and transfers. Once the money enters the warehouse, it is returned to the envoys. Military expenditures are also allocated through the envoys.
This definitely involves the forwarding division.
Yuan Jiang, on the other hand, had a quarrel with Zhang Fei because of the salt bill.
Therefore, the government officials headed by Wei Yingfang ostensibly followed Cai Yanqing's orders, but privately they instigated officials from the warehouse department to complain to Yuan Jiang and used Yuan Jiang to check and balance Cai Yanqing.
Little did he know that Yuan Jiang had colluded with Zhang Fei a long time ago and knew the whole plan. In addition, he now wanted to win over people's hearts, so he came to talk to Cai Yanqing personally.
"This... this is just a small matter. If it goes to the imperial court, it may cause complications and get out of hand."
Cai Yanqing said while looking at Yuan Jiang.
"I also understand what Governor Cai is worried about." Yuan Jiang nodded and added: "I am also willing to give Chen Guang a pension and bonus, but I will not agree to the procuratorate's mediation.
Because the procuratorate only targets illegal matters, if the procuratorate is involved in this matter, it will prove that our transshipment department has violated the law. If this is spread, it will have an impact on the reputation of our transshipment department.
Moreover, this can be regarded as the procuratorate interfering in the government affairs of our transfer department, and may bring more serious consequences to our transfer department. Therefore, as long as the procuratorate participates, we will not pay attention to this matter, unless the procuratorate first abandons this lawsuit, and so on.
After the incident is completely over, we will give Chen Guang some help."
He was an experienced driver and his speech was impeccable. This situation was very common in the Northern Song Dynasty.
Why the Northern Song Dynasty is said to be slow in efficiency is because of mutual checks and balances, disobedience to each other, and countless fights over authority.
You have no right to control me, so why should I listen to you?
In fact, the general magistrate does not have to listen to the prefect, but Wei Yingfang did not participate in this matter, and he was not willing to quarrel with Cai Yanqing over this matter. A fight between the general magistrate and the prefect would be detrimental to everyone's career.
But Cai Yanqing didn't hear Yuan Jiang's reasons. He was sure that Yuan Jiang and Zhang Fei must have a private connection when it came to the salt banknotes last time. Now that I have spoken about this matter, you have to object.
There must be a conspiracy behind this.
.......
Imperial Court.
On the sparkling lake, a gentleman fish was swimming in it, and it was not Zhang Fei.
After the cramp last time, Xu Zhiqian laughed for a long time, and this face must be regained. Zhang Fei kept swimming for half an hour every day.
Let those women admire their toned bodies.
A tall man with beards and dark skin stood by the lake, his eyes slowly moving along with Zhang Fei's position, with a hint of jealousy in his eyes.
There was a crash.
I saw Zhang Fei rushing out of the water, putting his hands on the big rocks by the lake, and said to the big man: "Daniu, go ahead and do whatever you want, don't stay here, my nickname is Langli Bai whoring, what's the point of this small lake?"
You can trap me."
"Sanlang, it's not difficult for me to disobey this lady's orders."
As he said that, Niu Beiqing's big eyes widened and he said, "Otherwise, I will go into the water and swim with Sanlang, so that I won't insult Sanlang's nickname."
On this hot day, he also wanted to go into the water to cool off.
Zhang Fei thought about following a dark-skinned man to play in the small lake. He immediately shivered and said quickly: "You can just stand on top and watch. If you really want to swim, go and swim in any river outside."
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"oh!"
Niu Beiqing scratched his head depressedly.
"Zhang San! Zhang San!"
Suddenly I saw Xu Zhiqian walking quickly towards this side, "Come out quickly."
Zhang Fei asked: "What's the matter?"
Xu Zhiqian stamped her feet anxiously, "Mr. Su Xiao is here."
Zhang Fei wondered: "So what? It's not Su Xiaomei here."
Xu Zhiqian said anxiously: "How can you meet guests when you look like this?"
Zhang Fei rolled his eyes and said, "I am the president of the court, but I am not a good-looking person. Do I have to dress up when I see guests?"
Xu Zhiqian wanted to kick this face off, "No one wants you to dress up, but you have to be neat and tidy anyway. This is the way to treat guests. Look at your hair and your clothes...
....Quickly, come up quickly.”
Zhang Fei said carelessly: "It's okay. Mr. Su has grown up with Mr. Su so he won't care about this. Just invite him here."
Xu Zhiqian wondered: "Don't you usually care about your appearance?"
Zhang Fei said: "That's just work. How could I dress so coquettishly in private? No, handsome."
Xu Zhiqian immediately said: "The first time I went to Baifanlou."
Woman! I really remember these things better than anyone else.
Zhang Fei lost his temper in a moment.
"Hey! Hey! Zhang San...!"
Xu Zhiqian was so angry that she stamped her feet.
Niu Beiqing said: "Ms. Xu, Sanlang has always been so free and easy...I...I went to look after the door."
Xu Zhiqian had no choice but to invite Su Zhe here.
It wasn't until Su Che appeared at the lake that Zhang Fei came out of the lake, wrapped himself in a coat and moved his hair back casually.
"I'm really sorry. I didn't know that Mr. Su Xiao came back today and was swimming just now. But I couldn't keep Mr. Su waiting for a long time. I hope Mr. Su Xiao can forgive me for any offense I caused."
While speaking, Zhang Fei deliberately avoided Xu Zhiqian's murderous gaze.
"Swimming?"
Su Che said in surprise.
Swimming was not a popular exercise program in ancient times.
"Yes, exercise."
"oh."
Su Zhe nodded, then cupped his hands and said, "It's Su who has taken the liberty of disturbing me. I hope President Zhang will forgive me."
"Where! Where! Mr. Su Xiao, please sit down."
After Su Che sat down and left, Zhang Fei first looked at Su Che and said, "It doesn't look like good news."
Su Zhe sighed: "I have persuaded Magistrate Cai, but unfortunately the Transportation Department did not agree. Their request is that our procuratorate should give up the case first. After the storm has passed, they will give Chen Guang a grant based on the specific situation.
compensate."
Zhang Fei frowned slightly and asked Su Zhe: "Then what is Mr. Su Xiao's plan?"
Su Zhe said very decisively: "Our Procuratorate can't do this. The fact is that they are at fault. Our Procuratorate only enforces the law impartially, but now we interfere in their government affairs. This is simply a bad person who complained first, and our Procuratorate plans to prosecute."
After hearing this, Zhang Fei seemed a little hesitant.
Xu Zhiqian, who was on the side, rolled her eyes quietly, acting as if she was really doing it.
But Su Zhe didn't know the truth, but he came prepared and thought about how to persuade Zhang Fei, so he said: "Then Chen Guang originally planned to come to your court to file a complaint, but we intercepted him. If we gave up the prosecution, then Chen Guang would
It is very likely that he will still come to the imperial court.
President Zhang is not concerned that the Imperial Court has been too popular recently. If Chen Guang goes to the Imperial Court directly, this may put your Imperial Court in a dilemma. If our procuratorate initiates the prosecution, this will actually reduce the burden on your Imperial Court."
It has to be said that Su Che's eloquence is also very good and he is a master negotiator. This reason really makes it difficult for Zhang Fei to refuse.
Zhang Fei glanced at him, seemed to weigh it, and asked, "Mr. Su Xiao, are you sure?"
Su Che nodded and said: "We plan to join forces with the Legal Aid Department to sue the Transportation Department, and no specific officials will be involved. We are just seeking justice for Chen Guang. President Zhang, don't worry, we will not settle their old accounts.